At Excel Psychology, each therapy session is between 50 and 60 minutes. We strive to keep our therapy accessible by maintaining fees below the Australian Association of Psychologists, incorporated (AAPi) recommended rate of $315 for a 46-60 minute consultation.
The out of pocket fee for a session with a Clinical Psychologist (with a valid Mental Health Care Plan) is $118.15.
The fee to see a Clinical Psychologist is $260.00 per session. With a Medicare rebate of $141.85, the gap payment is $118.15.
The out of pocket fee for a session with a Registered Psychologist (with a valid Mental Health Care Plan) is $126.65.
The fee to see a Registered Psychologist is $220.00 per session. With a Medicare rebate of $93.35, the gap payment is $126.65.
$120.00 for individuals and $180.00 for couples.
Couples counselling are generally 90 minute sessions. 90 minute sessions are $180. At times, a therapist may request individual sessions with each person in order to more deeply understand and treat individual issues. Individual sessions are generally 50-60 minutes. Individual sessions are $120. These sessions do not qualify for a Medicare rebate.
Payments can be made via EFTPOS, cash or credit card. We offer on-the-spot Medicare rebates; please ensure you have a debit card with a PIN for this service. A cancellation fee for $100 applies if less than 1 business day notice is provided.
If you have a valid Mental Health Care Plan from your GP, you are eligible for a Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions per calendar year.
Most health funds offer rebates for psychological sessions, depending on your coverage. We provide on-the-spot claiming for major health funds, leaving only the gap payment for your session.
Couples counselling is not available through most health funds.
Current rules do not allow the use of both Medicare and Health Fund Coverage for the same session.
Our capacity to fully bulk bill sessions is currently full. If you meet the criteria for bulk billing as detailed on our fees page, please contact our administration to discuss concession rates.
Our psychologists reserve your session time exclusively for you. A cancellation fee of $100 is charged if less than 1 business day of notice is provided. This notice period is to allow our staff to offer any available session to the next person who might be waiting to see our therapist. Note that cancellations over the weekend are not accepted as our office is closed and there is no opportunity to fill those sessions. Bulk-billed clients cancelling with less than 1 business day of notice are charged a cancellation fee and may be required to pay fees for future sessions.
